Connecticut General Statutes 36a-30 – Community reinvestment. General requirements
(a) As used in sections 36a-30 to 36a-33, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 36a-30
- Bank: means a Connecticut bank or a federal bank. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- banks: shall include all incorporated banks. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
- Commissioner: means the Banking Commissioner and, with respect to any function of the commissioner, includes any person authorized or designated by the commissioner to carry out that function. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Community Reinvestment Act: The Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977. Source: OCC
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Deposit: means funds deposited with a depository. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC
- Loan: includes any line of credit or other extension of credit. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Out-of-state: includes any state other than Connecticut and any foreign country. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- State: means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
- Supervisory agency: means : (A) The commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 36a-2
(1) “Bank” means any bank or out-of-state bank that maintains in this state a branch as defined in § 36a-410. “Bank” does not include special purpose banks that do not perform commercial or retail banking services in which credit is granted to the public in the ordinary course of business, other than as an incident to their specialized operations, including, but not limited to, banker’s banks and banks that engage only in one or more of the following activities: Providing cash management controlled disbursement services or serving as correspondent banks, trust companies or clearing agents.
(2) “Federal CRA” means (A) the federal Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, 12 USC Section 2901 et seq., as from time to time amended, and (B) the regulations implementing said act adopted by the federal financial supervisory agencies as set forth in 12 C.F.R. part 25, 12 C.F.R. part 228, 12 C.F.R. part 345 and 12 C.F.R. part 563e, as from time to time amended, and as applicable to the specific type of bank.
(3) “Federal financial supervisory agency” means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision and any successor to any of the foregoing agencies, as applicable to the specific type of bank.
(b) The commissioner shall assess the record of each bank in satisfying its continuing and affirmative obligations to help meet the credit needs of its local communities, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with the safe and sound operation of such banks, and shall provide for the consideration of such records in connection with any application listed in subsection (c) of § 36a-32.
(c) Each bank shall, in accordance with the provisions of federal CRA and without excluding low and moderate-income neighborhoods, delineate the local community or communities that comprise its entire community within this state or delineate one or more assessment areas, as applicable, within which the commissioner shall evaluate the bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its entire community in this state. The commissioner shall review the delineation for compliance with federal CRA and this subsection in connection with an examination of the bank under § 36a-17.
(d) Each bank shall collect and report loan information in accordance with the applicable requirements of federal CRA. Each bank shall file with the commissioner a copy of each CRA disclosure statement prepared for such bank by a federal financial supervisory agency under federal CRA within thirty business days after receiving the statement.
(e) Copies of the public section of the most recent community reinvestment performance evaluation prepared by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of § 36a-32 shall be provided to the public upon request. A bank may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost of copying and mailing, if applicable.
(f) Each bank shall maintain a public file in accordance with federal CRA. Each bank shall place a copy of the public section of the bank’s most recent community reinvestment performance evaluation prepared by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of § 36a-32 in the public file within thirty business days after its receipt from the commissioner. The bank may also include in the public file any response to such performance evaluation that the bank wishes to make. The bank shall make a copy of the public section of such performance evaluation available to the public for inspection upon request and at no cost at the bank’s main office and at each of its branches in this state. Any bank that received a less than satisfactory rating during its most recent examination under § 36a-32 shall include in its public file a description of its current efforts to improve its performance in helping to meet the credit needs of its entire community. The bank shall update the description quarterly.
(g) The commissioner may assess a bank’s record of helping to meet the credit needs of its assessment areas under a strategic plan pursuant to federal CRA, provided (1) the strategic plan is filed with the commissioner concurrently with its submission by the bank to a federal financial supervisory agency for approval under federal CRA, and (2) the strategic plan is approved by the commissioner.